Board Packet, October 2008

October 17-19, 2008

The following documents are in PDF format.

Note: Ends Development Materials in Appendix—for all Board members

Letter from the Moderator

  1. Agendas (Consent Agenda, Motions for Action)

    1. Meeting Agenda (7 pages)

    2. Consent Agenda

      1. Board of Trustees Minutes, June 2008 (10 pages)
      2. Executive Committee Minutes, July 2008 (1 page)
      3. General Assembly Minutes, June 2008 (14 pages)
      4. Corporate Authorization Resolution (1 page)

  2. Working Groups

    1. Association Working Group Agenda (2 pages)

      1. Draft Recommendations for New Election Process for Mod. and Pres.
    2. Congregations Working Group Agenda (1 page)
    3. Governance Working Group Agenda (2 pages)
    4. Growth Working Group Agenda (1 page)
    5. Living Our Faith Working Group (1 page)

  3. Committees (including liaison reports)

    1. AR/AO/MC Meeting Agenda (1 page)
    2. Committees on Committees Meeting Agenda (1 page)
    3. Congregational Properties and Loan Commission Report (2 pages)

    4. Finance Committee Meeting Agenda (1 page)

      1. Loans, Loan Guarantees and First Home Grants (1 page)
      2. Common Endowment Fund Report (2 pages)
      3. Governance Policy Revisions/Issues for Fin. Com. Review (3 pages)
      4. Portfolio Diversification (3 pages)

    5. GAPC

      1. Report from September GAPC/GAMAP meeting (7 pages)
    6. UU Funding Panel Report on Grants (10 pages)
    7. Virtual Technology Team (2 pages)

  4. Reports

    1. Staff Reports

      1. Advocacy & Witness (12 pages)
      2. Beacon Press (11 pages)
      3. Communications (7 pages)

      4. Congregational Services (13 pages)

        1. Green Sanctuary Program Announcement (2 pages)
      5. District Services (13 pages)
      6. Identity Based Ministries (6 pages)
      7. Lifespan Faith Development (8 pages)
      8. Ministry and Professional Leadership (8 pages)
      9. Stewardship and Development (33 pages)

  5. Governance

    1. UUA Bylaws and Rules as amended through July 1, 2008 (24 pages)

Appendix

  1. Package #1—Governance ENDS Development (25 pages)—Board Prep Documents for October 2008 meeting
    This set of documents is designed to help each Trustee prepare themselves for our ENDS work at our October meeting.
  2. Package #2—Governance POLICY and ISSUES Work (8 pages)
    This document is to help the Board review and adopt the more complex proposed changes to selected policies. For reference, see the full draft of all our Policies.